Relativity Space

An American aerospace manufacturing company.

About

Founded

2015

Headquarters

Long Beach, California

Industry

Space, Hardware, Aerospace

Company Description

A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company. With an ever-growing need for space infrastructure, demand for launch services is continuously outpacing supply. Our 3D printed reusable rockets can meet this demand, offering customers the right size payload capacity at the right cost.

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Funding

Total Raised

$1.3 billion

Valuation

$4.2 billion

Significant Investors

Y Combinator, BOND, Coatue, Fidelity, General Catalyst, ICONIQ Capital, K5 Global, Social Capital, Tiger Global Management, Tribe Capital, BlackRock, Wavemaker Partners

Company Traction

  • In March 2023, Terran 1, a rocket made by Relativity Space, became the first methane-fueled rocket in the West to reach space. Additionally, Terran 1 became the first nearly entirely 3D rocket to fly.
  • Relativity Space is focused now on Terran R, which is expected to be ready for launch in 2026.

Leadership Team

  • Tim Ellis: Co-Founder & CEO of Relativity Space. Former Propulsion Development Engineer and 3D Printing at Blue Origin.
  • Zachary Dunn: COO at Relativity Space. Former Senior VP of Production and Launch at SpaceX.
  • David Giger: VP of Engineering at Relativity Space. Former Senior Director of Dragon Engineering at SpaceX.
  • Brian Erhartic: VP of Propulsion and Additive Development at Relativity Space. Former Senior Director, Dragon Production at SpaceX.

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